Newsletter outlines new active travel route plans
Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust (PKCT) has published its first newsletter advocating a proposal to create a new active travel route between Bridge of Earn and Newburgh.
The newsletter says designers have split the project into three phases with phase one involving work to create a dedicated route for walkers and cyclists between Bridge of Earn and Aberargie and phases two and three involving the extension of the route all the way to Newburgh via Abernethy.
It goes on to explain phase one has itself been divided into three parts with the first planned to run from Bridge of Earn near Old Edinburgh Road to the Oudenarde community woodlands, the second continuing along the A912 to Oudenarde roundabout, and the third running from that point all the way along to Aberargie.
The newsletter says: “This new proposal provides a traffic free, all abilities route accommodating the five core principles of design for walking and cycling. In brief they are directness, comfort, safety, attractiveness and coherency.”
Discussing each phase of the project in turn the newsletter says of the final section of phase one along the Baiglie Straight: “Work continues to develop the designs for the new offroad active travel facility alongside the carriageway between the M90 flyover and the Aberargie roundabout.
“Additional surveying was carried out to provide clarity on lane widths, not an easy task to carry out safely. This was completed in response to concerns raised about the potential pressures upon larger vehicles and collisions.
“The design going forward will embrace all road safety legislation required on A class arterial roads.”
Moving on to discuss phases two and three the newsletter continues: “Perth and Kinross Council have continued the work to upgrade the existing footway between Aberargie Roundabout and the junction at the Glenfoot Road end. This was achieved with funding from Tactran and with a redetermination applied on that part of the footway, dual use by walkers and cyclists shall be permitted.
“The work to create provision for active travel shall continue from the point where the upgraded footway ... ends at Glenfoot. The options appraisal process is almost completed, and wider community consultation shall commence in order to establish the preferred route options through Abernethy and onto the railway bridge near Jamesfield.
“Continuing from the eastern side of the railway bridge at Jamesfield and onto Newburgh, the process of options appraisal is completed, however landowner discussions are outstanding in order to finalise the routes available.”
To read the full newsletter and for further information about the proposal visit www.pkct.org